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Court orders forfeiture of Bukola Saraki’s Ilorin houses to FG

  Justice Rilwan Aikawa of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has ordered the temporary forfeiture of two houses in Ilorin, Kwara State belonging to former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to the Federal government   According to the EFCC who dragged ...

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Lawmaker, Akin Alabi’s tweet faulting Nigerians in the diaspora who return home to set up businesses sparks debate

  Lawmaker, Akin Alabi, has sparked off a debate on Twitter after posting the tweet above in which he faulted Nigerians in the disapora who return home to invest and do business.   Alabi opined that instead of coming back home ...

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South African policeman sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing Nigerian man

A Durban High court has sentenced South Afriacan police officer, Austin Reynold, to 30 years imprisonment for killing a Nigerian man, Ebuka Okoli.   Reynold was last week Friday November 29th, found guilty of killing Ebuka, an indigene of Anambra state, during an ...

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Five inmates electrocuted in Ikoyi prison

Five inmates have been electrocuted in the Ikoyi prison today Monday December 2nd. Many other inmates injured in the incident are currently receiving medical attention.   A statement released by the press officer, Ministry of Interior, Jane Osuji, says the Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, ...

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FG is planning to transfer Omoyele Sowore to prison – Femi Falana

Femi Falana has raised a fresh alarm on plans by the Department of State Services to transfer detained activists, Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare popularly known as Mandate, to solitary confinement at a correctional center.   Sowore’s lawyer revealed this in ...

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I have no regret siting N18bn transport university in Buhari’s village, Daura – Amaechi

  The Minister for Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has stated that he has no regret siting the $50 million (N18bn) Transport University in President Buhari’s village, Daura in Katsina state.   Amaechi who spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony of the university which will ...

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House of Reps member, Ja’Afaru Illiyasu, passes away

A member of the House of Representatives, Ja’afaru Illiyasu, has died.   Illiyasu who was a first term lawmaker and represented Magama/Rijau federal constituency of Niger State, died in his sleep in the early hours of today Monday, December 2nd. He was said ...

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Taraba Assembly Gets New Speaker

Taraba State House of Assembly Majority leader Joseph Albasu Alkinjoh was on Monday December 2, elected as the new speaker of the legislative body after the former Speaker, Peter Abel Diah and his deputy Charles Maijankai announced their resignation on Sunday December 1. ...

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5 Go-To Body Contouring Procedures For Men

  Whether you’re looking for chiseled abs or a leaner physique, these surgical and non-surgical procedures deliver body-sculpting benefits — without a trip to the gym.   Why should women be the only ones taking advantage of body sculpting and ...

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Speaker of Taraba Assembly, Peter Diah, resigns

Peter Diah, Taraba State House of Assembly Speaker has resigned from his position following the crisis rocking the state’s legislative body.   The lawmaker who is representing Mbamga constituency for the fifth time and also the longest-serving legislator in the ...

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35-Year-Old Man Allegedly Stabs His Lover’s Other Boyfriend To Death In Bayelsa

A married man identified simply as Charles has reportedly been stabbed to death by his rival, 35-year-old Eyor Eketen.   The deceased was stabbed multiple times shortly after he turned up at his concubine’s house at Nikton Road, Kpansia for a romantic moment.   ...

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Meek Mill shares his opinion on broke people who want expensive gifts

Meek Mill has given his opinion on broke people who want expensive gifts they can’t afford.   The rapper took to Twitter to write: “I can never understand a broke woman that want a Chanel bag as a gift … ...

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”Congratulating Smart Adeyemi is like congratulating an armed robber” Dino Melaye tweets as he releases another song (video)

Dino Melaye has released another song after his defeat in last Saturday, November 30th rerun election in the Kogi West Senatorial district election.   Dino who is well known for his hit song, Ajeku Iya,  shared a video of himself ...

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Court gives Lagos state go-ahead order to auction 108 abandoned vehicles

  The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has obtained a court order authorising it to auction 108 court forfeited/abandoned vehicles to interested members of the public. Chairman of the agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the ...

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No Boko Haram ex-fighters has been recruited into the Nigerian military – Defence HQ

  The Defence Headquarters has denied the absorption of some deradicalized Boko Haram ex-fighters into the Nigerian military. In a statement signed by the Director Defence Information, Brigadier Onyema Nwachukwu, the military said the claims are not only bereft of ...

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Air Peace boss Onyema’s passport seized by EFCC over $44.9 million wire deals

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly seized the passport of Allen Onyema, chief executive officer of Air Peace, over alleged bank fraud and money laundering in the US.   According to The Nation, the Air Peace ...

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Australia’s James Bond brags about sleeping with more than 1000 women

  Australia’s one and solely James Bond, George Lazenby, now 80, has boasted about bedding a thousand girls in his 007 heyday after showing within the franchise’s 1969 movie. The previous automobile salesman is the one Australian to have ever ...

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Policemen open fire in Lagos nightclub, kills one, two others injured

The Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the arrest of five policemen, allegedly involved in the shooting to death of a 27-year-old man, Maliki Mohammed, at a Club, located on No. 28/30 Balogun Street, Oshodi. It was ...

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Fire outbreak in Owode-Onirin market in Lagos, destroys over 30 shops

  A mysterious fire has gutted the popular Owode-Onirin market in Lagos, destroying over 30 shops. The fire started at the metal section of the Owode-Onirin market and swiftly spread to other areas of the expansive market on Sunday, the ...

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China introduces mandatory face scans for all phone users

  China will require telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting Sunday, according to the country’s information technology authority, as Beijing continues to tighten cyberspace controls. In September, China’s industry and information ...

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Nine people including two children die in South Dakota plane crash

  At least nine people, including two children, were reportedly died on Saturday, November 30th after a plane crashed in rough weather near Chamberlain, South Dakota, authorities said. A Pilatus PC-12, a single-engine turboprop passenger plane, had as many as ...

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